CVE-2025-53903 (GCVE-0-2025-53903)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-15 18:22 – Updated: 2025-07-15 18:36
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
The Scratch Channel Has Potential Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Summary
The Scratch Channel is a news website that is under development as of time of this writing. The file `/api/users.js` doesn't properly sanitize text box inputs, leading to a potential vulnerability to cross-site scripting attacks. Commit 90b39eb56b27b2bac29001abb1a3cac0964b8ddb addresses this issue.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-15 18:36 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/The-Scratch-Channel/the-scratc… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/The-Scratch-Channel/the-scratc… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The-Scratch-Channel | the-scratch-channel.github.io |
Affected:
< 90b39eb56b27b2bac29001abb1a3cac0964b8ddb
|
guessed |
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